"A quick glance down the authors column of this high quality book reveals some of my favourite D&D creators - and they certainly deliver the goods! Everyone will find something to love in this fantastic volume. The DM in me really enjoyed the new sanity rules, the story items, and - chaos armor! Players will savor the host of new subclass options. And the whole thing looks FANTASTIC - as if it just rolled off the presses from WOTC. This book will sell thousands..." — M.T. Black, DM's Guild veteran author/designer

Xanathar’s Lost Notes to Everything Else is a massive collaboration of DMs Guild Adepts that expands the options for players and dungeon masters presented in the D&D core rulebooks and supplements.

This sourcebook provides a plethora of scribbles, scrolls, and schemes curated by Volothamp Geddarm’s protégé, Aladair, pilfered from Xanathar prior to publication of his Guide to Everything. Presented in the crime syndicate’s unique style, including a high fashion collector’s cover, the DMs Guild Adepts bring you new player options, including subclasses for every class, backgrounds, magic items, a race, DM rules options, and an adventure!

Inside this massive tome of full color art, you get:

25 New Subclasses

Barbarian Path of the Courageous Heart

Barbarian Path of the Red Reaver

Barbarian Path of the Sacred Kin

Bard College of Discord

Bard College of Keys

Bard College of Mourning

Cleric Entropy Domain

Cleric Survival Domain

Druid Circle of Seasons

Druid Circle of the Spiritlord

Fighter Dragoon

Fighter Runeguard

Monk Way of Atonement

Monk Way of Empathy

Paladin Oath of Predation

Paladin Oath of Providence

Ranger Burghal Explorer

Ranger Wasteland Wanderer

Rogue Divine Herald

Sorcerer Fey Magic

Warlock The Chaos

Warlock The Noble Genie

Wizard Beguiler

Wizard Mage Hunter

Wizard Reconstruction

5 New Backgrounds

Dead

Heretic

Legendary Lineage

Polymorphed

Retired Adventurer

Feyblood, a New Race

6 New Rules Modules for DMs

Expanded Critical Hit Effects Rules

Critical Miss Effects Rules

New Rules for Death and Dying

Expanded Injury Rules

Expanded Sanity and Corruption Rules

A New Table for Uncovering Story Items

More than 20 New Magic Items

An Adventure in Chult for Tier 1 Characters

Update Version 1.1 - 1/11/2018 — This update includes:

Multiple typo corrections

Clarifications on rules and class features for each subclass and the Feyblood race.

The Runeguard Augmentation Activation. During your turn, you can activate a single runic augmentation by focusing on the rune’s power. You can activate one of these augmentations on your turn using your bonus action to empower your attacks (Sokn), your reaction to entrench your defenses (Vard), or your action to enhance your skills (Hagr).

As I understand it, you don't use reactions on your own turn, so I'm guessing they activate the Vard augmentation when they first get hit during a fight (if they want to)?

Grantham SDecember 25, 2018 4:43 am UTC

PURCHASER

Looking at the Oath of Predation, isn’t it objectively stronger than any other paladin subclass because of its bonus proficiencies?

Daniel CDecember 15, 2018 12:04 am UTC

PURCHASER

So i was looking at the divine herald spell chart, and it says that at 10th level they get a fourth cantrip, but at 13th level they go back down to 3 cantrips, is this a misprint?

Chuck WDecember 15, 2018 5:40 pm UTC

PURCHASER

It's correct in my v2 PDF. I'll have to check my printing. Hopefully, this is one of the things that was fixed in the update.

Daniel SOctober 18, 2018 9:56 am UTC

PURCHASER

Thank you for the update. Unfortunately my DM still can't seem to grasp how the hit-dice mechanics of Way of Atonement are actually supposed to work.
For the purposes of clarification, is the following correct:

Path of Atonement

Step 1: The monk rolls x hit dice (1d8 each) and adds his constiution modifier each time. He gains the total as hit points, up to his maximum.

Step 2: He rolls those x hit dice again, without adding his constitution modifier, and takes the total as damage.

Should there be a range or "creature you can see" restriction on Hornet Ring? Just refers to "target creature", seems like a piece of info is missing.

Bjørn JOctober 11, 2018 7:48 pm UTC

Is it already out of print?

Chuck WOctober 15, 2018 7:14 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I've been checking it. I don't think it made it to print after the update.

Bjørn JOctober 15, 2018 7:33 pm UTC

I see. Because last week it was in print, and I thought that was after the update. Maybe Im mistaken.
I just really want this book in print :)

Rich LOctober 15, 2018 7:56 pm UTC

CREATOR

We're just waiting for the finalized proof to come in with all the updates. Once that's verified, we'll have it up for print again.

David FOctober 02, 2018 6:47 pm UTC

Is it AL legal?

Colin POctober 03, 2018 1:55 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Per the Content Guide, "Only the adventure and Appendix A are legal for AL play. None of the character content is valid for AL play."

Daniel SSeptember 29, 2018 12:07 pm UTC

PURCHASER

A question regarding Way of Atonement: When using your Path of Atonement feature, you essentially spent hit dice to do damage to yourself. Do you add your con modifier to that damage, as you would if you were healing yourself with those dice instead? Because, as I read it, you explicitly roll only the hit dice.

Daniel SOctober 05, 2018 5:46 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Also, is this supposed to mean that the cost any ki features can't be reduced below 1 ki point?

"After meditating in this way, your features that cost ki points cost 1 less ki point
per Hit Dice you rerolled in this way (minimum of 1)"

Oliver SSeptember 08, 2018 9:46 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Any news on when we can get a physical copy?

Rich LSeptember 11, 2018 11:56 am UTC

CREATOR

The lead designer on this project is going through a final review to make sure everything is in order before we pull the switch on this. It may be another week, but he wants to make sure everything is in order and correct.

Michael SSeptember 12, 2018 10:07 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I like hearing that, next paycheck I will see about getting a print copy of this.

Carlos RSeptember 02, 2018 2:23 am UTC

PURCHASER

Any chance for the book to be available in dndbeyond as well?

Charles LAugust 31, 2018 10:24 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I see it's no longer available as a print book. I assume that is because you are updating files? Then it will be back up for print? If yes I thank you and look forward to picking this up!

Rich LSeptember 07, 2018 9:47 pm UTC

CREATOR

Should have proofs back soon, then POD should be available again!

Chuck WAugust 21, 2018 9:40 am UTC

PURCHASER

Two things:
I'm really looking forward to an update. I've read some reviews and even read over a pdf I grabbed from a quick google search to verify what the reviews were saying. There are some mistakes and the balance is a little heavy in a few situations. Since I want this book primarily for the character options, balance is important.

Don't get me wrong, I love this product. What you've created here is nothing short of remarkable in terms of production quality. The only thing lacking from my point of view is a hardcover option. It's a D&D book, on par with Wizards' own products, so I don't see why you wouldn't want to finish it off with a nice hard cover.

I'm clicking buy assuming the update fixes some of the issues.

Rich LAugust 15, 2018 2:19 pm UTC

CREATOR

After an unfortunate months long delay with deadlines and scheduling, we have our lead editor going through this product and making the necessary corrections. We plan on having them finished within the next week. Our team often has to juggle a lot of projects with strict timelines, so again, I want to thank everyone for their patience.

Charles LAugust 16, 2018 7:45 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Thanks so much for the update! I can't wait to get the print version!

Jacob LAugust 19, 2018 6:03 pm UTC

PURCHASER

WELL that's fantastic! I hope it's also balancing? At least just a bit, there were a few things that I thought needed a twice over. Love the options btw.

Charles LAugust 14, 2018 7:01 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Any news on the update front?
Can't wait to purchase this as a POD, but really want the fixed version.

DALLAS BJune 15, 2018 4:59 am UTC

I've gone over this supplement and found it to be very good with exciting material. I'm waiting for an updated version to be released before I spend the money on it though.
Two classes really intrigued me: The Mage hunter (would like to see this balanced more, seems under powered), and the Dragoon (Finally a useful equestrian adept fighter that can bring his mounted tactics into melee combat. Might benefit from a balancing pass as well).
If this was Fantasy Grounds enabled I would have already bought it.

Nod HJune 12, 2018 5:42 am UTC

PURCHASER

No updates to the product since January.
Inexcusable for something with that price point and is available in a print version.
Apparently they've all moved on to other projects, so buyer (especially potential Print copy buyers) beware!

The print on demand option is fantastic, this made for an excellent supplement at my table. The archetypes range from "middle of the road" to "woah, it can do WHAT?!" without ever being over or under powered. The adventure was perfe [...]

This is by far one of my favorite supplemental downloads from the DMs Guild. The content is thoughtfully designed, has some incredible ideas, and contains some of my favorite new Subclasses. More recently a couple friends and I were picking through the [...]

This was a very interesting and fun addition to my D&D game. It contains quite a bit of differnet character options, good solid ideas for how to run the game and otherwise just has some really intriguing ideas to it. Now, it is a rather cost [...]

The content itself is good at first look...
but then the editing and blance mistakes start up, and keep going, and going, and going. I feel bad for anyone who buys a print version of this, it's not a not print-quality product. [...]

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